Last May, at the end of nursery school, Eleanor had seemed so big, but in her new school, she was little all over again. Oh well, I comforted myself, Eleanor was just starting kindergarten I still had many years of morning walks ahead of me. The change was bittersweet for me, because I would miss our time together. Although she has a safe walk of just nine blocks, we both were nervous the first time she left by herself, but after that morning, she was thrilled with her new independence. Once the season of the harvest, now the season of la rentrée, September has always been a milestone month for me, and this September had particular significance: After the first week of school, Eliza walked to school alone. Without these things, I would not be myself. It extends into all the things I have made and all the things around me. We need to project ourselves into the things around us. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. With her signature blend of memoir, science, philosophy, and experimentation, Rubin’s passion for her subject jumps off the page, and reading just a few chapters of this book will inspire readers to find more happiness in their own lives. How can she control the cubicle in her pocket? How might she spotlight her family’s treasured possessions? And it really was time to replace that dud toaster.Įach month, Rubin tackles a different theme as she experiments with concrete, manageable resolutions-and this time, she coaxes her family to try some resolutions, as well. Here she goes deeper on factors that matter for home, such as possessions, marriage, time, and parenthood. In The Happiness Project, she worked out general theories of happiness. So, starting in September (the new January), Rubin dedicated a school year-September through May-to making her home a place of greater simplicity, comfort, and love. Also, while Rubin wanted to be happier at home, she wanted to appreciate how much happiness was there already. A place that, by making her feel safe, would free her to take risks. “Of all the elements of a happy life,” she thought, “my home is the most important.” In a flash, she decided to undertake a new happiness project, and this time, to focus on home.Īnd what did she want from her home? A place that calmed her, and energized her. She felt homesick, she realized, with love for home itself. Homesick-why? She was standing right in her own kitchen. One Sunday afternoon, as she unloaded the dishwasher, Gretchen Rubin felt hit by a wave of homesickness. In the spirit of her blockbuster #1 New York Times bestseller The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin embarks on a new project to make home a happier place.
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